Second chance stories have never reached the depths that this one reaches. This story is a lot more gritty and rough than most. I think that is why I liked this one. It's not fluffy. It's not unicorns and rainbows. It's real and raw.

This story doesn't just touch on the second chance love story. It's about survival and what people do in order to survive while being true to themselves. Everyone gets a little lost on the way, but a dose of reality will help bring everything into perspective.

Kathy does a wonderful job and meshing the two worlds of these characters. Tables are flipped, and now these characters have to figure out not just who they really are, who they want to be, but how they can be themselves but be together. The struggles these two have gone through in the past and go through in the present give us a story that will break and melt your heart at the same time. ( )

When you lose something as precious as an everlasting love that not once dissipated, you realize you had to lose them in order to appreciate the love you have more.

At 18, Kray Brooks walked away from his wealthy life due to an abusive father. All he ever wanted was to be a musician but sociopathic father refused for him to be anything other than what he wanted. Kray also walked away from the girl he knew was the love of his life but he thought by leaving he would be doing her a favor by making sure she never had to deal with his father not knowing that his father's long arm ruined not only her life but her mothers as well in revenge against them for his son leaving.

Kray is now 32 years old and has been living on the streets for 13 years. His father also blocked any chance he had of making it in the music industry when he first left. His best friend/mother figure is a woman who had turned tricks for most of her life. He had giving up on ever being more than a drifter who plays his guitar on street corners for money, until one day a woman passes him and he realizes its his Rori – the woman he's never forgotten – the one he walked away from and his life has been crap ever since.

Rori McBride heart was shattered when Kray left with a word. As it that wasnt enough then his father made sure her and her mother life were a living hell until her mother's heart gave out. She ended up making it though and now she runs her own business and is opening a new branch in Las Vegas. It here walking the streets that she unknowing at first re-connects with Kray.

The 2nd chance at love and showing us the ugly truth of living on the streets were the highlights of this story. What bogged it down was in its first person POV and had way to much info – info that really wasnt needed. Many, many places through this story it got way to wordy. Even though the main characters are in their early 30's this book was classic NA style writing. Even the characters thought processes were not of two people in their 30's that had experienced so much life in those 30 years. Wonderful story but could have been trimmed down a lot. ( )